Intersnack highlights a structural gap: Romanian agriculture grows sunflower for oil, not for snacking, forcing producers to source from Bulgaria and Turkey.
Romania is Europe's second-largest snack sunflower seed consumer, after Spain.
Domestically grown sunflower varieties are bred for oil, not snacking.
Intersnack sources its snack-grade seeds from Bulgaria and Turkey.
One year after Romania raised its standard VAT rate to 21%, the fiscal math worked out — but the political and economic fallout proved far more consequential.
VAT rose from 19% to 21% in mid-2025, delivering 9 billion lei in extra revenue.
The fiscal gain came at a cost: weaker consumption, social pressure and the government's eventual collapse.
Parliament votes today on a new cabinet, leaving fiscal policy direction still uncertain.
One of Romania's largest tour operators made its trading debut on the Bucharest Stock Exchange following a public offering that raised 150 million lei from investors.
Christian Tour began trading on the Bucharest Stock Exchange on Monday.
The initial public offering raised 150 million lei from investors.
It is one of the largest recent listings in Romania's services sector.
Concelex CEO Radu Pițurlea says the workforce deficit has become the single most pressing problem in Romanian construction, compounded by tighter rules on foreign workers.
Labour shortage is the top problem in construction, according to Concelex's CEO.
New restrictions on foreign workers are reducing the available pool of personnel.
The crisis hits a sector engaged in some of Romania's largest infrastructure projects.